The first three restaurants in an $85 million planned entertainment complex will soon join the list of dining options in downtown Towson.

Nando’s Peri-Peri, La Tagliatella and On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina — all newcomers to Baltimore County — will be the first of eight restaurants in the Towson Square entertainment center.

The complex, previously known as Towson Circle III, will center on a 90,000-square-foot Cinemark Theatres with 15 screens and 3,400 seats. The movie theater and restaurants are scheduled to open in fall 2014. Construction on an 850-space underground parking garage for the complex will begin this week and is set to be complete by the end of 2013. Work on the theater and restaurants will begin following the garage’s completion.

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced Tuesday the theater will also include a 200-seat VIP section with a full bar and premium food choices.

The Cordish Cos. and Heritage Properties are developing Towson Square, located on 4.2 acres bound by East Joppa Road and Pennsylvania and Virginia avenues. The developers will announce additional restaurants at the center later this year.

Towson Square is expected to generate 1,530 jobs and $1.75 million in Baltimore County taxes annually, as well as $2.9 million in state sales tax.